Josh, Dustin, and Raul are joined by legendary referee Jamie Luckie to discuss the ins and outs of officiating DI college basketball. While Luckie has retired as a referee, he still maintains an active role in college officiating through his position of Director of Training & Development for the ACC MBB Officiating Alliance. Topics discussed include:

• How an aspiring referee can rise up the ranks to officiate DI games


• How referees are graded internally on their performance


• Whether "makeup calls" really exist


• How much officiating differs from game to game


• The impact of crowd noise on officiating


• Managing the flow of the game


• How much social media has changed the discussion around officiating


• The personality types and skillsets that make a good ref


• Coming rule changes to the sport


• The possible impact of AI on officiating


• Luckie's most memorable games as a ref

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